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Mamata Likely To Officially Announce 2 New Districts On Tuesday

Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts may be announce. Read on for details:

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Mamata Banerjee likely to officially announce 2 new districts on Tuesday

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on November 29, a senior official said on Monday.

The Times of India

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Suvendu Adhikari over tea at her assembly chamber

KOLKATA: In a first since last year's state elections, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held a "courtesy meeting" with leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari at her chamber in the state assembly, raising eyebrows in political circles.

The Times of India

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Mamata Banerjee likely to meet PM Narendra Modi on December 5

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the chief ministers' meeting in New Delhi on December 5, an official said on Sunday.

The Times of India

‘Is it act of god or act of fraud?’, Congress trolls PM Modi over Gujarat bridge collapse

NEW DELHI: The Congress has trolled Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the collapse of a hanging bridge in Morbi in election-bound Gujarat even though its leader Rahul Gandhi refused to “politicise” the issue.

The Times of India

How Rishi Sunak as UK PM triggered row over minorities in India

NEW DELHI: Rishi Sunak taking over as the prime minister of the United Kingdom has triggered a debate on the status of minorities and people of foreign origin far away in India. Leaders of opposition parties have alleged domination of majoritarianism in the country.

The Times of India

CPM drove away Tata from Singur, not me: Mamata Banerjee

SILIGURI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that it was not her but the CPM which drove away Tata Motors from Singur.

The Times of India

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Denied a second term as BCCI chief, Sourav Ganguly’s balancing act in Bengal could have run him out of favours from BJP

The former Indian cricket captain and sports icon is courted by both the BJP and TMC, yet has sought to remain on good terms with all parties, including in the Left

The Hindu

Durga Puja carnival to showcase idols of top 90 puja committees in Kolkata

The community puja committees will take part in a colourful parade on Red Road before an audience led by CM Mamata Banerjee, representatives of UNESCO, diplomats of different countries and others

The Hindu

West Bengal flash floods: PM, CM announce ex-gratia for kin of deceased

The death toll has remained eight; rescue operations still on

The Hindu

Bengal BJP president knocks court for police complaint against Abhishek Banerjee's 'shoot' comment

BJP State president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that the police had refused to register the complaint against Abhishek Banerjee

The Hindu

SSC seeks Calcutta HC nod to begin recruitment for more than 14,500 posts

KOLKATA: The West Bengal School Service Commission moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday to start recruitment for the newly created more than 14,500 posts in schools.

The Times of India

Mamata Banerjee 'softening' stand against RSS, PM Modi to salvage 'corrupt-criminal syndicate': CPI(M)

The latest editorial of People's Democracy has quoted Ms. Banerjee's statements at press conferences and said that she "has been making some new discoveries recently".

The Hindu

I don't believe in revenge, otherwise CPI(M) leaders would have been in jail: West Bengal CM

Unveiling the edition of the TMC mouthpiece 'Jago Bangla', Ms. Banerjee also took on social media trolling and alleged that outsiders had been hired to spread misinformation

The Hindu

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Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad to meet Sonia Gandhi on September 25

They are in New Delhi to attend a rally organised by O.P. Chautala on birth anniversary of his father and Indian National Lok Dal founder Devi Lal

The Hindu

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Tallah bridge in Kolkata: 24 hours left to relay approach roads, put up signs

KOLKATA: Hundreds of workers from different agencies are working on a war-footing to meet the challenging target of making Tallah bridge traffic-ready by Thursday. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to inaugurate the new bridge that evening.

The Hindu

Congress slams Trinamool over Mamata Banerjee's clean chit to PM Modi over misuse of Central agencies

Congress party accused the Trinamool Congress of playing “hide and seek”

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CPI(M) targets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her remarks on RSS

The CPI(M) accused the Trinamool Congress of being a ‘springboard for the RSS and the BJP’

The Hindu

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Mamata soft on Modi as W.B. Assembly passes resolution against Central agencies

Mamata’s remarks that “all in RSS are not bad” also generated buzz in the political circles

The Hindu

BJP rally held without permission; violent participants damaged public property: West Bengal Govt to HC

The BJP took out three processions from separate points to the State secretariat in protest against alleged corrupt practices of the Trinamool Congress Government in West Bengal

The Times of India

'Jungle raj' prevails in TMC-ruled West Bengal: BJP delegation member

KOLKATA: ‘Jungle raj' prevails under the TMC rule in West Bengal, a BJP delegation member said on Saturday after visiting saffron party workers injured during its recent march to state secretariat Nabanna.

The Hindu

Police could have fired, but maintained restraint, says Mamata targetting BJP for violence

West Bengal Chief Minister slams the violence at Kolkata and Howrah

The Times of India

West Bengal has become lawless under Mamata Banerjee, opposition's rights curbed: BJP

NEW DELHI: A day after the crackdown on protesting BJP workers in West Bengal, the party on Wednesday said the state has become "lawless" and "bankrupt" under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and accused her of inflicting "police torture" on its members to suppress their voice.

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